Number of realizations
3
merry, funny, cheerful
—
profligate, womanizer
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Tibetan | |
Lexeme | khrul-po | |
Meaning 1 | vivacious, cheerful | |
Meaning 2 | adulterer | |
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Comment | Cf. also khrul-ma 'prostitute'. |
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Russian | |
Lexeme | veselyj | |
Meaning 1 | cheerful | |
Meaning 2 | cheerful | веселый дом "a merry house (brothel)" |
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | English | |
Lexeme | gay | |
Meaning 1 | cheerful | |
Meaning 2 | of easy virtue | |
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Comment | Cf. also the meaning 'homosexual', which has nearly driven out all other meanings of the word 'gay' in American English. |